NGC2972 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , NGC2972 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC2972
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h40m [2] |
| Declination: | -50°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 9.90 (V) [3] 10.72 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.7 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.67 |
Sources